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« on: May 20, 2010, 04:50:46 PM »
You may as well post it Jez, its a fucking sweet review:
From Mystic Metal:
Today we delve into some metal from Western Australia. I have never heard these guys before today and all I know is what I can read in this bio. It seems they have now released three albums; '1000 Miles Of Hell', 'Madness My Friend' and 'Decimator'. It also states their music is filled with vioent riffing, machine gun kicking and blackened vocals. Intrigued? Let us indulge...
Always Watching Me - The introduction to this album infuses a very heavy tone with a slight tinny sound. You know from this it is about to get hectic. Keyboards make an appearance amidst the firing guitars and war ready drums. The vocals present somewhat of a hardcore/death crossover. Throughout the track is a basic guitar melody, cloaked within a most brutal sound. The lyrics are mostly decipherable. A good, heavy track to start us off.
"They say I'm paranoid, psyche in disrepair, Feeling them all around, follow me everywhere, But I know the awful truth, too deep, too dark to hide, Acid at boiling point is chewing me up inside..."
Decimator - The keyboard brings us into this track with mind warp style effects. The overall structure of this one is almost Mr Bungle like as it creates a warped mental state. It is easy to get into and even poses a reminiscence to Death at times. It has that heavy sound which would be very powerful to hear live. Basically, it has an uplifting atmosphere to its brutality.
"I was built by lunatics, To enforce their will, Created in hate, Engineered to kill, Slicing rusty blades, Cables twist and writhe, Churning across the land, Leaving none alive..."
After The Thunder - The piano begins with a haunting, old horror movie type atmosphere. It is quickly overpowered by the relentless assault rifle ensemble. It is loud, heavy, confusing and spiralling. The piano seems to represent the spiralling into insanity while the guitars seem to portray the inner madness imploding. It is truly a crazy and most vile musical creation.
"Rattle of machine gun fire just blocks away, Innocent bystanders die getting in the way, On the corner there's a guy who's selling dust of dreams, Tonight his batch is poison, Hear the dying junkies scream..."
Coming After You - Again, the piano creates a horror movie style atmosphere until the true intensity begins. It tends to make it sound like you are watching a horror movie in fast forward. So throughout the track you can visualise the carnage and the bloodshed. You even get what sounds like the typical love/sex scene at about 03:00 which of course ends in brutality. How does it end? Like the killer walks off happily into the sunrise. It is an interesting track indeed.
"Look at the world, what do you see? (Failure) Depraved, deranged insane, profane, It's all your fault, now it's come to this, Forever displayed a world decayed..."
Why? - This song possesses true metal spirit. It is atmospheric in parts where it has a Scandinavian feel. It even plummets into some serious death like persona. But overall it is infusing many genres of metal into this one track. It is easy to follow and not as messy as it may seem as you read this. It has been constructed very well and it manages to balance a variety of metal genres perfectly.
"A true destructive force of nature, I leave such wreckage in my wake, Leading you to annihilation, Sweet devastation we will make..."
Seven Levels Of Hate - With a title like this one can only expect one thing; sheer brutality. You can truly feel the intensity of the hatred being dispersed here. As when one is fuelled and intoxicated by so much rage, things get confusing, irrational, sporadic and incorporate so many emotions into one massive explosion, that you cannot be coherent. The structure here represents this incoherence perfectly. It flows on its crazed emotions. It has a very in your face type feel to it.
"Level 1. A rising tide of distaste, a sickness seeing your face. Level 2. The Smell of your rancid breath, this feeling burning within me. Level 3. A conscious feel of bloodlust, a sickness found in my heart..."
Nothing - This track starts with an essence of melancholy which soon sounds like it is being dealt with by utilising the pain and strengthening it into anger. Perhaps seen as the only way to get yourself out of such a depressive state. And when one is in such a state, you really need to draw on anything you can to get out of it before you are completely consumed. The only problem with this, is your body can adapt to depression becoming anger and every time you feel depressed, your body will start to view that as anger. This track tends to relay that confusion and emptiness which remains from this struggle.
"I've been in pain before, Depressed right to the core, But never felt I'd welcome death, I feel like hammered shit, Tearing my guts to bits, No will to draw another breath..."
I Am The Cure - The intensity of this track is captivating. It is the type of track you can lose yourself in as you release your inner angst. A great moshpit track as most of these are.
"Self inflicted pain, just another cry from society, Another death, another shame, If you run in hell, come run with me..."
Burned To Ash - More crazed atmosphere can be found here. There is even a hint of In Flames behind this track. It is as this whole album has been; very intense, heavy and burden releasing.
"Into every life comes some tragedy, Into every sky comes some rain, So many times I have been tortured, Maybe I'm immune to the pain..."
Everyone Will Pay - The last and longest track on the album at 07:51. It is also the only track you can truly hear the Australian accent through its spoken verses. It is a great end to the album as it is like its final release; the finale of a crazed killers mission. You sit here listening in wait to find out what their last kill method will be. However, there are of course many kills along this last path of destruction. But the last one, how does it end? I think this is to be left to the listener's interpretation. You know it was slow and glorious as this was the last. Suicidal perhaps? I think so, as there was no walking away sound like that previous track had. To delve into the mind is a fascinating thing! Great track!
"In the space between the beats of a dragonfly's wings an eternity can pass, A void in time which all that is or will be can be altered..."
In essence, listening to this album is like walking alongside a killer. You can witness his madness without coming to any harm. Yet you feel every part of his emotions curdle up inside. It is a fantastic expression and method of release for any edgy fellow. It is heavy, brutal, powerful and soothing all in one. The musical structures are intense and interesting. I love music I can lose myself in and this has certainly set my mind soaring. The CD cover represents the insanity I spoke of; the minds idea of how they might like to destroy. Inside the sleeve are all the lyrics, thanks and band picture with corresponding names and positions. The CD itself bares a tribal image and track listing. A most impressive CD indeed! So much so, I can only recommend you give them a listen and support this brilliant Aussie band.